KHUTBA- AL- JEHADIEH is one of the famous sermons by Hazrat Ali( A.S) which has been recorded in authentic books such as Al- Bayan- Va- At- Tabyeen by Jaahiz, Uuoon- UI- Akhbar by Ibn Qutaiba, Akhbar- ut- Tavaal by Dinvary and Maani- ulAkhbar by Sheikh Sadoogh.
Since some of the rebuke and censures this sermon may cause doubts in its attribution to Imam Ali(A.S) and by reading phrases like: " 0, those who appear to be men but are not men, you own the sweet dreams of children and the thoughts of newly married young women" , the reader may face misjudjement in its compatibility with the high piety and clarity of Hazrat Ali (A.S), the author found of his responsibility to dedicate" An introduction to the research and investigation on the KHUTBA AL-JEHAD IEH".
In this introductory, three essential elemets of the KHUTBA
are introduced and analysed :
Part one: The lecturer Imam Ali (A.S) the leader of the faithful whose eminent spiritual dimension, faith, policy, eloguence are mentioned briefly.
Part two: The time of the KHUTBA To analyse the influence of this element, a glance has been paid to the events of the years 35 to 39 A.H.
Part three: the people
The men of Koofa were the main addressee of the KHUTBA who were military men and of good wealth whose decisions were a function of variable political situation of the time.
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